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Prohibition
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http://www.cbc.ca/landandsea/2012/08/rum-runners.html
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Key Terms Prohibition: refers to the banning of making, selling, and distribution of alcohol Speakeasy: an illegal bar, private clubs that serve alcohol Bootlegging / Rum-Running: illegal sellers of alcohol
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Prohibition Implemented in Canada 1918-1920 (PEI 1948) Implemented in USA 1920-1933 Seen as an experiment to make society better “ The Noble Experiment” Women’s Christian Temperance Union- WCTU
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Temperance Movement A temperance movement is a social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
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Criminalization Legal in Canada before it was legal in the US Canada sold a lot of alcohol to the US (Windsor/Detroit corridor “Black Market” for booze Rise of Organized Crime
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Prohibition had some positive social effects: -Crime rate dropped -arrests for drunkenness decreased dramatically -Workers took their pay cheques home instead of to a tavern -Industrial efficiency improved
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Flappers (In the 1920s) a fashionable young woman intent on enjoying herself and flouting conventional standards of behavior. Flappers were seen as a brash (rude/cocky) for wearing excessive makeup, drinking, smoking, driving automobiles, and otherwise flouting social and sexual norms.
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Woman During WW1 Flapper 1920
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Culture in the 1920’s Group of 7 Fads Jazz Movies Sports Fashion American Influences
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